The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission's staff, editors and complainants.

These are either settled to the express satisfaction of the complainant following some remedial action by the editor or are not pursued by complainants following an explanation or other response from the publication.

Below are summaries of the latest complaints involving the regional press which fall into the first category.

Rugby Advertiser
A woman from Rugby complained that an article, which reported details of a court trial, provided sufficient information for her daughter to be identified as the victim of sexual abuse. (Clauses 7, 12)
Resolution: The matter was resolved when the editor of the newspaper wrote directly to the complainant to apologise profusely if any reader had identified her daughter from the article. He indicated that the newspaper's ongoing coverage of the trial would be completed with the minimum amount of further detail.

Sunday Mercury
Jason Garghan complained through Irwin Mitchell Solicitors that he had not been provided with a suitable opportunity to reply to an allegation, which emerged after his conviction for numerous sex attacks, that he had stalked and raped a local woman. (Clause 1)
Resolution: The complaint was resolved when the newspaper published a letter from the complainant which denied the allegation.

Yorkshire Evening Post
G Edwards complained that an article about anti-social behaviour in her locality contained inaccuracies and included comments from her partner along with personal details, thereby compromising the couple's security. (Clauses 1, 3)
Resolution: The paper provided an undertaking not to reproduce the name and address of the complainant or her partner again in association with articles about anti-social behaviour.

The Scotsman
Michelle Lowe of Amnesty International complained that the newspaper had used the inaccurate term 'illegal asylum seeker'. (Clause 1)
Resolution: The newspaper published a correction and apologised for the error.

Aberdeen Citizen
Cllr M Greig complained (on behalf of Aberdeen City Council), that reports about the City Council's handling of anti-social behaviour contained inaccuracies. (Clause 1)
Resolution: The paper offered to run an updated article on anti-social behaviour measures.